Swingletree.



W. L. GLEGG.

SWINGLETREE.

APPLIOATION FILED sEPT.1o,1912.

1,055,612, Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SWINGLE'IREE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Application :filed September 10, 1912. Serial No. 719,620.

To all wiz-om t may concern Be it known that I, vWIL'roN L. CLEGG, acitizen of the United States, residing at Monroe, in the county ofWalton, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Swingletrees; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in swingle trees, andhas for its object to provide a device of this char acter which isexceedingly simple in construction, eiiicient in operation, and onewhich may be manufactured at a minimum cost.

A further object of the invention is to produce a swingle tree soconstructed that should any of its parts become broken or worn the samemay be easily and conveniently replaced.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formations, combinations andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a topplan view. Fig. 9. is a bottom plan view. Fig.' 3 is a sectional viewonline 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view o-n line 4-4 of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is an edge view. Fig. 6 is an end view.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body of a swingletree, the same being formed from wood and has its rear edge providedwith a metallic brace strip 2. Formed in each end of the body 1 is aperforation 3 and in which is mounted the shank 4 of a hook 5, said hookserving to retain the trace ends. The hooks 5 have their shanks threadedfor engagement by the adjusting nuts 6, one of which being positionedupon opposite edges of the body so that the hook may be firmly clampedor readily removed when desired. Upon the ends of the body 1 are boltedU-shaped clips 7 the arms 8 of which engage the upper and lower surfacesof the body, thus bracing and strengthening the ends of the vbody.

A hook member.9 is provided and consists of sections 10 and 11, the topsection 10 being provided intermediate its ends with a vertical portion12 which terminates in a shank 13, said shank in turn terminating in ahook 14 which coacts with a hook 15 which is a continuation of the shank16 of the lower section 11. The outer ends of the sections 10 and 11 areprovided with perforations 17 which are adapted to register with aperforation 18 formed in the central portion of the body 1, whereby thebolt 19 may be passed through the perforations to secure the member 9 tothe body.

The Shanks 13 and 16 are pivotally connected by a pin 20, so that thehooks 14 and 15 may be spread apart upon removal of the bolt 19,whereupon the hooks may be engaged in the clevis of a plow, or may beconnected to a double tree.

What is claimed is A hook member for swingletrees consistn ing of upperand lower sections adapted to engage the upper and lower surfacesrespectively of the body portion, the upper section terminating in avertical portion, the lower end of which terminates in a shank, a hookcarried by the shank, the

lower section of the hook member being.

provided with a shank which terminates in a hook adapted to coa-ct withthe first named hook, said shanks being pivotally connected so that thehook may be spread apart, and means for connecting the sections to theswingle tree.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

' WILTON L. CLEGG.

Witnesses:

THos. J. EDMoNDs,

I-I. A. CLEGG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

